FFT phase-field model combined with cohesive composite voxels for fracture of composite materials with interfaces

Yang Chen, Lionel Gélébart, Aldo Marano, James Marrow

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Abstract

A framework for damage modelling based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method is proposed to combine the variational phase-field approach with a cohesive zone model. This combination enables the application of the FFT methodology in composite materials with interfaces. The composite voxel technique with a laminate model is adopted for this purpose. A frictional cohesive zone model is incorporated to describe the fracture behaviour of the interface including frictional sliding. Representative numerical examples demonstrate that the proposed model is able to predict complex fracture behaviour in composite microstructures, such as debonding, frictional sliding of interfaces, crack deviation and coalescence of interface cracking and matrix cracking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-457
Number of pages25
JournalComputational Mechanics
Volume68
Issue number2
Early online date30 Jun 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Aug 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014–2018 under grant agreement No 740415 (Il Trovatore).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).

Funding

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014–2018 under grant agreement No 740415 (Il Trovatore).

Keywords

  • Cohesive zone model
  • Composite voxel technique
  • FFT methods
  • Phase-field fracture model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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